The Delran Bears will face off against the Hightstown Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Delran 3.8, Hightstown 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Delran will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Saturday. The Bears blew past the Knights 14-2. Considering the Bears' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Hightstown had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rams have posted against the Bulldogs since May 5, 2016.
Andrew Emslie looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Hightstown let Daniel Krier and Brian Drews run wild. Krier went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Drews went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double was Drews' first of the season. Alex Werden was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Hightstown's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Delran, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Delran took their victory against Hightstown when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 16-1 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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